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J. R. WEATHERSBY.

HAMB.

No. 581,636. Patented Apr. 27, 1897 llNTTn STaTns ATENT Trice.

JOHN R. XVEATHERSBY, OF SUTTON, NORTH CAROLINA.

MAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 581,636, dated April27, 1897. Application filed September 17, 1896. Flerial No. 606,111. (Nomodel.)

To (tZZ whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, JOHN R. W EATHERSBY, of Sutton, in the county ofFranklin and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Hames; and Ido hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and useit, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, which form part ofthis specification.

This invention pertains to hames; and the object thereof is to providean improved device for attaching thereto the tug-hook and breast-strapring.

The invention consists in the novel features of construction hereinafterfully described and claimed, and illustrated by the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hame providedwith my improvement-s. Fig. 2 is an edge view. Fig. 3 is a similar viewshowing the position of the securing-bolt when being removed.

The hame A is provided with three or more separated but alined staplesB, between which are formed spaces for accommodating at the desiredadjustment the tug-hook 0. Rod or bolt D extends vertically throughstaples l passing through the eye of the hook and holding the same inthe desired position. The bolt adjacent its lower end is formed with thebend or crook E, and adapted to pull against the bolt in this bend orcrook is the breaststrap ring F. The bend in the bolt prevents the hookfrom sliding down upon the ring and binding the same. The bend alsoconstitutes an additional securing means for retaining the bolt inproper position, for in order to remove the bolt it must be turned tothe posh tion indicated in Fig. 3, with the bend E extended backwardtoward the hame, so as to pass downward through the lower staple B afterthe nut D of the bolt has been removed.

By means of the simple adjustment herein shown and described thetrace-hook may be conveniently adjusted from one space to anotherbetween the staples, and when in the lowermost space it is held fromengaging and binding the ring by the bend in the bolt, and thus theaction of the ring is unimpeded.

\Vhen the bolt D is in the posit-ion shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the head aat the lower end of the bolt is sufficiently large to prevent inwardmovement of the bolt by its engagement with the hame A, thus preventingthe bolt from being moved downward, owing to the bulge E engaging thelower staple B, as will be readily understood. \Vhen, however, the boltis turned in the position shown in Fig. 3, the bend will pass freelythrough the lower staple, as shown.

I do not claim to be the first to provide a vertical adj ustment' uponthe hame for the trace-hook, but

lVhat I do claim, and desire to Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of a hame, staples, a bolt, and two lateralextensions on the bolt, one extension adapted when turned outward tooverhang one of the staples and the other extension arranged beneath thestaple and adapted to engage the hame and prevent the first-mentionedextension while outturned from clearing the staple, substantially asshown and described.

2. The combination of the hame, staples extended therefrom, a bolthaving a lateral extension adapted when turned outward to overhang oneof the staples, and a head carried by the bolt adapted to engage thehame and prevent the said extension in its outturned position fromclearing the staple, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination of a hame, staples, a bolt having a lateral bulgeadapted when turned outward to overhang one of the staples, the head forthe bolt beneath the staple and adapted to engage the hame and preventthe bulge while outturned from clearing the staple, and the breast-strapring in the bulge and adapted to pull outward thereon when in use,substantially as shown and described.

at. The combination of the hame,tl1e staples, the bolt having thelateral bulge adapted secure by when turned outward to overhang one ofthe latter from engaging the ring, substantially IO staples, the headfor the bolt beneath the as shown and described. staple and adapted toengage the heme and In testimony whereof I affix my signature preventthe bulge while turned outward from in presence of two witnesses.

5 clearing the staple, the bulge when turned T i V T inward adapted topass therethrough and per- WEA l HERSBX mit withdrawal of the bolt, thebreast-strap \Vitnesses:

ring in the bulge, and the trace-hook engag- A. E. BRIDGERS, ing thebolt above the bulge and held by the I. H. BUM.

